Year 16 • Tuesday 23 October 2012 | Tel. 021 853 0211 Helderberg A broken promise redeemed NICOLE MCCAIN After waiting more than four decades, Rusthof Primary School in Strand is finally receiving a new school building. Principal Godfrey Julies says the school was built in 1965 using prefabricated classrooms. Julies, who has taught at Rusthof for 27 years, says according to the history of the insti- tution – passed down by word of mouth – it was promised that a brick and mortar building would follow shortly. Now, work on the new building is finally un- der way. “The school was promised an upgrade wouldn’t take long,” Julies says. “But it took 45 years for that promise to be fulfilled.” Bronagh Casey, spokesperson for Western Cape education MEC Donald Grant, says the upgrade is part of the department’s three-year infrastructure plan of 2010, which saw 20 schools receive funding for upgrades. Casey says construction started in May, and it’s expected to be completed around Septem- ber next year. The project is costing the depart- ment R30 million. Julies says the old building is a source of many challenges. “If you stand on the stoep in winter, you still get wet. We’ll laugh about it when we’re in the new building, but these are the things we endure.” Casey says in most cases, the schools set for upgrade were built with wood or chipboard, and new buildings are required. “Replacing inappropriate structures re- quires building a new school on the existing property. In the case of Rusthof, the new school is being built on the sports fields, and therefore pupils can continue to learn in their current school structure. “Once the school is completed the current school site will be demolished, and this will then be the sports grounds.” Julies says the staff and pupils are excited about the new building, which will give the school facilities it doesn’t currently have, such as a hall. “We’ve never had a school hall. Now we’ll have a record room, sick room, bursar’s office, media centre, specialist rooms like a mu- sic room – and a school hall. “It’s something new for us. It places us in the 21st century,” he says. But at the same time, there is a sense of loss. “On the one hand, it’s very sad. They’ll be de- molishing a part of history. But on the other hand, we’ll be moving forward,” says Julies. One of the casualties will be the school’s gar- den. According to Julies, it was a present given by a neighbour in the ’60s. “He was a truck driver, and on one of his trips someone was giving away all these trees. So he gave them to the school to plant. It was one of the best gardens in the area at a time.” And with all the upgrades, Julies says there will be a certain nostalgia for the way they have always done things. “We’re going to miss the old way of doing things. The pen-and-paper stuff. We’re going to be getting computers now.” The department is also planning to build a school in Strand for pupils with special needs next year. However, more schools are needed, accord- ing to Ward 84’s Councillor Stuart Pringle, who is campaigning for a school in the Romeglen area, as well as one in the Heldervue area. Rusthof Primary School principal Godfrey Julies shows how the new school building is coming along. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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Year 16 • Tuesday 23 October 2012 | Tel. 021 853 0211
Helderberg
A broken promise redeemedNICOLE MCCAIN
After waiting more than four decades,RusthofPrimarySchool inStrandis finallyreceiving a new school building.
PrincipalGodfrey Julies says the schoolwasbuilt in 1965 using prefabricated classrooms.
Julies, who has taught at Rusthof for 27years, saysaccording to thehistoryof the insti-tution – passed downbyword ofmouth – itwaspromised that a brick and mortar buildingwould follow shortly.Now, work on the new building is finally un-
derway. “Theschoolwaspromisedanupgradewouldn’t take long,” Julies says. “But it took45 years for that promise to be fulfilled.”
Bronagh Casey, spokesperson for WesternCape education MEC Donald Grant, says the
upgrade is part of the department’s three-yearinfrastructure plan of 2010, which saw 20schools receive funding for upgrades.Casey says construction started inMay, and
it’s expected to be completed around Septem-bernext year. Theproject is costing thedepart-ment R30 million.Julies says the old building is a source of
many challenges. “If you stand on the stoep inwinter, you still get wet. We’ll laugh about itwhen we’re in the new building, but these arethe things we endure.”Casey says in most cases, the schools set for
upgrade were built with wood or chipboard,and new buildings are required.“Replacing inappropriate structures re-
quires building a new school on the existingproperty. In the case ofRusthof, thenewschoolis beingbuilt on the sports fields, and therefore
pupils can continue to learn in their currentschool structure.“Once the school is completed the current
school site will be demolished, and this willthen be the sports grounds.”Julies says the staff and pupils are excited
about the new building, which will give theschool facilities it doesn’t currently have, suchas a hall. “We’ve never had a school hall. Nowwe’ll have a record room, sick room, bursar’soffice,mediacentre,specialistroomslikeamu-sic room – and a school hall.“It’s something new for us. It places us in the
21st century,” he says.But at the same time, there is a sense of loss.
“On the one hand, it’s very sad. They’ll be de-molishing a part of history. But on the otherhand, we’ll be moving forward,” says Julies.One of the casualtieswill be the school’s gar-
den.According to Julies, itwas apresent givenby a neighbour in the ’60s. “He was a truckdriver, and on one of his trips someone wasgiving away all these trees. So he gave themto the school to plant. It was one of the bestgardens in the area at a time.”And with all the upgrades, Julies says there
willbeacertainnostalgia for thewaytheyhavealways done things.“We’re going to miss the old way of doing
things. The pen-and-paper stuff.We’re going tobe getting computers now.”The department is also planning to build a
school in Strand for pupils with special needsnext year.However, more schools are needed, accord-
ing toWard84’sCouncillorStuartPringle,whois campaigning for a school in the Romeglenarea, as well as one in the Heldervue area.
Rusthof Primary School principal Godfrey Julies shows how the new school building is coming along. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
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Rita se muffins is die nagskof se bederfNICOLE MCCAIN
Rita Degé se kombuis straal warmte uit –net soos haar verwelkoming. Wanneer sydie oond – wat sy al vir meer as 40 jaar ge-bruik – oopmaak, vuldieheerlikereukvangebaktemuffinsdiekombuis, soosditalvirjare die mae van Strand-polisie-beamptesvul.
Rita (69) bak al vir ’n dekade muffins vir dienagskof by Strand-polisiekantoor. Dit is haarmanier om terug te gee aan haar gemeenskap.Dit het alles 13 jaar gelede begin toe Rita in
Robertson gebly het.Ritaonthouhoe syeenaand ’n rumoerigheid
uithaarburesehuisgehoorhet. Syhetdiepoli-sie gebel, min wetend dat haar buurvrou hulleook probeer bel het om ’n poging tot huisbraakte rapporteer. Rita se buurvrou was egter soontsteld dat sy nie die polisiekantoor se nom-mer kon onthou nie.“Teen die tydwat sy die nommer onthouhet,
was die polisie al by haar deur.“Ek het besef die polisie word so sleg in die
media uitgebeeld,maar dat dit eintlik die teen-oorgestelde is. En ek wou iets doen om dankie
te sê.”Rita het vir drie jaar vir die polisiekantoor
in Robertson gebak voordat sy in 2003 Strandtoe getrek het. Dit is toe sy vir die Strand-poli-siekantoor begin bak het.“Elke keer ontaard dit in ’n fees. Dis vir my
so ongelooflik lekker. Dis virmy belangrik datek my waardering aan hul toon.”En Rita het haar dankbaarheid betoon deur
2 400 muffins oor die laaste tien jaar te bak; al-les finansiermet haar pension. “Ek kan dit nieeintlik bekostig nie, maar ek doen dit want ekwíl gee. Ek put ongelooflike plesier hieruit.”Rita was nie altyd ’n bakker nie. Sy het vir
haarkleinkinders,wat ál vyf inGautengwoon,begin bak. “Ek wou nie hê my kinders moetvan my vergeet nie. En nou, as ek na hulle inGauteng vlieg, neem ekmuffins saam.Met myterugkeer ná my laaste besoek het my eenkleinkind gevra: ‘Maar Ouma, wie gaan nouvir ons muffins maak?’”En waar Rita gaan, gaan haar muffins.“Ek gaan nêrens sonder my resep nie!”Ritaseresepis ’n jarelangesuksesenvolgens
haar is daar geen geheim daaraan nie. Maardié wat haar muffins proe, gegeur met dadels,rosyne en lemoenskil, mag van haar verskil. Rita Degé, with her muffins. FOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
GIVE THEM A REASON TO SMILE: Chris Nissen Park resident Patience Reef (right), who runs a soupkitchen for about 200 local children, is appealing for donations in aid of a Christmas party she’splanning for the youngsters. Any donations of food and small gifts for the children would be gratefullyaccepted. Contact Patience on 072 337 9359 or at [email protected]. PHOTO: NICOLEMCCAIN
KENNISGEWING VAN ‘N VERGADERING VAN DIERAAD VAN DIE STAD KAAPSTAD‘n Vergadering van die Raad van die Stad Kaapstad word op Woensdag 31 Oktober 2012 om10:00 in die Raadsaal, 6de Verdieping, Podiumblok, Burgersentrum, Hertzog-boulevard 12,Kaapstad gehou.
Let asseblief daarop dat daar ‘n beperkte aantal sitplekke in die openbare galery in dieRaadsaal beskikbaar is en dat dit dus op ‘n eerste-daar-eerste-gehelp-grondslag toegeken salword. As u die vergadering wil bywoon, moet u asseblief tussen 09:00 en 16:00 virMichelle Alberts by 021 400 3708 skakel en ons u van, voorletters en kontaktelefoonnommervoorsien. Alle versoeke om bywoning moet teen nie later nie as een dag voor die vergaderingontvang word. Besoekers word versoek om asseblief hullesitplekke teen 09:30 in te neem.
ACHMAT EBRAHIMSTADSBESTUURDER
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The Lwandle police will hold their annualgeneral meeting on Saturday 10 November.
The meeting, during which a new execu-tive committee for the community police fo-rum will be elected, happens in the Nom-zamo community hall from 10:00 to 13:00.
Police request that each organisation orpartysendonlytwodelegates–onetoreceivevoting rights and the other as an observer.
This will be strictly enforced to ensure thecommunityofLwandle isrepresentedequallyby all organisations and political parties.
Theelectionwill be facilitatedbyaneutralperson.
All interested organisationsmust registerbefore 9 November at the office of ConstableMthokozisiGamaatLwandlePolice Station.When registering, nominated membersmust take their IDs and an official recom-mendation letter from their organisationstatingthat theyhavebeenelectedasarepre-sentative candidate.
Phone Constable Gama on 021 845 2061.
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The province has seen much picketing over theWestern Cape Education Department’s decisionto close 20 schools.
Thedepartment says it’s chosen tocloseschoolswith poor facilities and too few pupils.
Fortunately for the Helderberg, no schools inthe region are being closed.Gazette spoke to localteachers to hear their take on the closures.
“I think about thechildren,” says Kobusvan Schalkwyk, prin-cipal of SomersetWest Primary. “Theyhave to relocate to anew school andmake new friends.That can be detri-mental to their learn-ing. But at the sametime, the WesternCape Education De-partment has to workwithin the nationalrules and regula-tions, andmake theirbudget work.”
Natalia du Plessis,onderwyseres by So-merset-Wes Primêrsê skole moenie sluitnie. Dit het ’n nega-tiewe effek op dieleerlinge. “Dis onreg-verdig teenoor diekinders wat gewoondis aan hul onderwy-sers en skool. Hul salverder skool toemoet ry. Dis goed virkleiner skole ommeer kinders te kry,maar van die groterskole het nie spasieof onderwysers virnog kinders nie.”
Desiree Titus, physicsteacher at Gordon HighSchool, says she has ex-perience with school clo-sures. “I used to teach ata primary school on afarm that had to beclosed. The teachersweren’t always there andthe children didn’t go toschool. However, thechildren benefited by go-ing to bigger schools. Theminute they stepped intotheir new schools, theirway of thinking changed.It gave them options,apart from becomingfarm workers. While thedepartment shouldn’tclose schools if they areneeded, I can under-stand it in some cases.”
“Closing schools will beadisadvantage to certainpupils due to travellingdistance,” says ErnestAdams, who teaches Af-rikaans at Gordon High.“The communities affect-ed are mostly disadvan-taged, where familieshave difficulties makingends meet. Pupils needto have quality educa-tion, which means withinclose distance of theirhome environment. Par-ents might not sendthem to school becausethey don’t have themeans to pay travellingcosts, especially in ruralareas. The parents andteachers were consulted[on the closures], but Idon’t think the voice ofthe pupils was heard.”
CPF election
Thieves with a pram planHelderberg businesses have beenwarned to be vigilant.
Neves Gatihno of the Dew Harveststore in Somerset West says their shopalmost fell victim to a theft last week.
Luckily, the stock –worthR1 700 –wasrecovered.
Gatihno says three men and a womanentered the store at about 17:30 lastThursday. Two of the men left the store,and a young woman and man remainedbehind. Gatihno says the woman waswearing jeans, a tunic and a headscarf,and the man was wearing a keffiyeh.
They had a baby in a pramwith them.Gatihno says two women shopping at
the time watched as the pair went aboutcommitting their crime. They took thebaby and a duvet from the pram, packedmeat in the carrier below its seat, and
covered it back up with the duvet. Thebaby was then placed on top.
The couple left the store via the en-trance instead of past the cashiers.
One of the women who saw the theftinformed store owner FernandoGatihno,Neves’shusband,who followedthe two outside.
Neves says as her husbandapproached, thecouplegrabbedthebabyand ran, leaving the pram behind.
The police were phoned, but Nevessays because the couple had escaped andleft the stolenmeatbehind,no case couldbe opened.
Nevessays thepram,aswellasabrandnewpair of Puma shoes, was left behind.
“I would like to warn the community,as I am sure that our business was notthe first to be targeted,” says Neves.
ANTI-DWELMOPTOG: Die City of Light-organisasie hou op 3 November ’n anti-dwelmoptogin Broadlands Village. Volgens ’n woordvoerder vir die organisasie, Andrew Arnolds,het die woongebied 28 dwelmhuise en het die optog ten doel om dié huise uit teroei. Die program vir die dag sal om 08:00 met speletjies vir die kinders begin endie optog om 12:00. Arnolds sê die optog sal tot by dwelmhuise gaan waar ’n memoran-dum oorhandig sal word. Die organisasie het vir die afgelope tweemaande op Vrydagaan-de reeds gebedsoptogte in die gebied gehou om die dwelmprobleem aan te spreek.Vir inligting oor die groep of die optog bel Andrew Arnolds by 084 689 0820.
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Bylaw backed upNICOLE MCCAIN
Despite the fanfare sur-rounding a new City ofCape Town bylaw on us-ing cellphones whiledriving, motorists haveyet to see the effects ofthe legislation.
The bylaw is set to seedrivers caught using theircellphones fined R500, andtheir phones confiscatedfor 24 hours.However, while the by-
law is being enforced bythe City’s so-called “GhostSquad”, an elite undercover traf-fic enforcement unit, the legisla-tion is still to be rolled out acrossthe city, despite having beingpassed in June.And even the Ghost Squad is
onlyenforcing the legislationdur-ing “planned operations”, accord-ing to Richard Bosman, executivedirector forsafetyandsecurity forthe City of Cape Town.Thehold-upisapparentlydueto
the training required to bring of-ficers up to speed – and it hasn’tevenstartedyet. “TheCityofCapeTown’s Traffic Services is in theprocess of phasing in the enforce-ment and logistical process of im-plementing the bylaw in the dif-ferentareas,”Bosmansays.“Traf-fic Services is providing atraining programme for all the of-ficers to ensure that we do nothave any hitches or problemswhen conducting the bylaw en-forcement. Once the necessary of-
ficials have been trained, enforc-ing of the bylaw will begin.”The City is unable to provide a
morespecific time frameforwhenthebylawwillbeenforced,orevenwhen the training will start.Gary Ronald, spokesperson for
the Automobile Association, saysthat although the bylaw is not be-ing widely enforced, the sched-uled operations by the GhostSquad are still a deterrent. “It’smade people nervous. You neverknow if someone is looking overyour shoulder.”Hesays thatnoexact figuresare
available for the number of acci-dents caused by using a cellphonewhile driving, but says distracteddriving accounts for a significantnumber of accidents, especially“bumper bashings during peak-hour traffic”. This would includedistractions like drinking coffeeor doing make-up while driving.“Distracted driving could causeup to 15% of all accidents.”
Talkative motorists have yet to feel the crunchof new legislation. PHOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
The story of the streetsTheOasisAssessmentCentrewillholdawalk togive thecommunitya chance to engage with homelesspeople in Strand tomorrow(Wednesday 24 October).The walk, which will be joined
by ward councillor Dave Venter,will begin at 19:00 at the old policestation behind Shoprite.
It will meander through areasthat experience problems withhomelessness.Gertruida Hendricks, coor-
dinator at Oasis, encourages allStrand residents to participate inthe walk.For more information contact
Hendricks on 0 021 856 5473.
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SMS-boodskappe van ons lesersMODDERSLOOT BY LOURENSIA PARK
Die inwoners van Lourensia Park moet hul kin-ders die pragtige sypaadjie wys wat die raad vir hulleaangelê het en dit gebruik. Dan hoef hulle nie met plas-tieksakkies oor hulle voete te loop nie.
Sekere van Lourensia Park se mense is van die on-dankbaarste mense wat ek ooit van gehoor het. Hullekla oor als, selfs oor dinge wat hulle geen kennis vanhet nie. Maak seker van jul feite voor julle kla deurkoerant toe te hardloop en ander in ’n slegte lig te stel.Sies, skaamjulle, julharte is sovuil soosdie slootwaar-oor julle kla. Jul gekla is regtig om God se goedheidvir julle in Sy gesig terug te gooi. Kyk wat jy kan doen
om die situasie te verbeter of op te los voor jy kla. Weesin alles dankbaar. Sterkte.
SUID-AFRIKAANSE SPOORWEË
Nie net Muldersvlei se treinspore is in ’n swak toe-standnie,maarookdie inanderdelevandie land.Men-se waag hul lewe op treine wat kan ontspoor. Die ANCdoengeenopgraderingvandiespoorvervoerstelselnie.Rynhardt, Somerset-Wes
Treinspore gaan al hoe meer agteruit, want daarword te lekker luukse partytjies gehou en korrupsievier hoogty. Jan Publiek en die ekonomie word lelikbenadeel.
Nuwe baadjie vir begraafplaasNICOLE MCCAIN
Rusthof-begraafplaas wordtans teen ’n koste van sowatR1,5 miljoen opgradeer.
In 2010 en 2011 het die StadR1 miljoen bestee aan onder meertwee hoë masligte, grafmerkers,die opgradering van begraafplaas-geboue, tuinuitleg, en die ontwik-keling van modulêre grafte.
Clint Atson van Martin’s begraf-nisdienste, sê hulle sien uit na dieverbeterings aangesien dit vante-vore baie modderig daar was enhulle groot probleme met water indie grafte gehad het.
“Ons verwelkom die besluit. Diebegraafplaas was nieop standaard nie.”
Raadslid ThandekaGqada sê die konsepvan modulêre grafte,wat ook in Vreden-burg, Worcester enHermanus in gebruikis, voorsien gegote-betonuitgevoerdegrafte wat versekerdat kiste in skoongrafte begrawe word.
Hulle word geseëlmet betondeksels engrafstene of gras kanbo-op geplant word.
Werkers besig om Rusthof-begraafplaas op te gradeer. FOTO: NICOLE MCCAIN
’n Verder R500 000 is opsygesit om dieinterne paadjies op te gradeer, ’n par-keerterrein te bou en die tuinuitleg tevoltooi.
Volgens Gqada, “is Rusthof-begraaf-plaas een van die enkele begraafplasein die Helderberg-omgewing wat nogongeveer tien jaar se begraafplek oorhet. Dit is egter ook ’n begraafplaas watin die verlede al verskeie uitdagingsaan die Stad gebied het, deur ondermeer vandalisme, diefstal, skade deurvee wat daar wei, en verspoelde graftein die winter”.
Sy verduidelik dat die begraafplaas’n unieke tipe kleigrond het wat tot ge-volg het dat reënwater in oop grafte op-dam as dit vir ’n lang tyd oopstaan.“Hierdie toestande kan so erg word dat
die begraafplaas gesluit moet word tot-dat die winterreën ophou.”
Die opgradering kom nadat die Stadtalle klagtes ontvang het oor die be-graafplaas, sê Gqada, en ook om diegrafstene teen vandalisme te beskerm.
Sekuriteit was ook ’n groot kopseerby die opgradering. Gqada sê ’n metaal-omheining is in 2008 geïnstalleer, maardit isgevandaliseerofgesteel.Asgevolghiervan is ’n betonomheining rondomdie hele begraafplaas opgerig in ’n po-ging om vandalisme te bekamp, sekuri-teit te verbeter en ’n waardiger omge-wing in die toekoms te waarborg.
Gqada sê voorts dat ’n nuwe sekuri-teitsmaatskappy aangestel is weens dieontoereikende diens van die vorigemaatskappy.
BEACH SIGNS FOR DOGS: Newsigns for dog owners are beingerected along beaches throug-hout the municipality by the Cityof Cape Town’s Sport, Recreationand Amenities Department. TheCity’s mayoral committee mem-ber for Community Services,councillor Tandeka Gqada says“For many, dog-walking is an im-portant part of their coastal expe-rience as well as a form of socialrecreation. However, the City alsorecognises that dogs can, at ti-mes, negatively impact on the ex-perience of other beach users.The City has allocated a mix ofdog-free beaches where no dogsare allowed; beaches where dogsare allowed on leads at certaintimes; and beaches where dogsare allowed to run free.” Helder-berg residents canwalk their dogswest of Gordon’s Baymain beach.
PHOTO: DELIAH BRINKHUIS
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Matric exams started yesterday(Monday), and with them thestress of hundreds of pupils whoface an uncertain future.
“Even my top achievers experi-
ence stress,” says Gordon High’sprincipal Bernard Simons. “It’sacross the board. They’re facedwith an external exam, and theydon’t know what to expect. Addedto this is the worry over whetherthey will pass or fail.”StrandHighprincipalChristiaan
Kloppers says, “Pupils are goingoutintotheadultworld,andthey’vebeen told this is themost importantexam of their lives.”However, Macassar High School
principal Yusuf Abrahams saysthere is no need for matrics toworry. “If you work during theyear, you don’t need to stress.”Abrahams adds that he doesn’t
findmanyof his pupils fret over theexams.Simons says Gordon High helps
pupils prepare by teaching themhow to cope with stress and staycalm,aswellashowtomanagetheirtime.Kloppers says the school uses the
September exams as a “dress re-hearsal” to prepare the pupils.According to Simons it is impor-
tant to teach pupils how to cope,addingthat theschoolkeepsasharpeye out for pupilswhodisplay signsof being suicidal. “We encouragethepupils tocometousbeforeitgetsto that stage.”Klopperssaysotherfactorscanin-
fluence how pupils feel. “We find ifpupils aren’t coping, it’s often be-cause of their home life.“Pupils will suffer anxiety at-
tacks, andbeunable to studyandab-sorb the work. This will only makethem more anxious.”Says local counselling psycholo-
gist Dr Andre Duvenage, “Stress isa good thing, within limits. If youhave too little, you won’t be moti-vated. But too much leads to abreakdown in behaviour.”Duvenage says managing stress
is key. “Themorepreparedyouare,the less stressed you will be. But ifthere is still stress, you canmanagethe symptoms. Get enough sleep.It’s also very important to getenough exercise and fresh air.”He adds that pupils should build
immunityandsticktoahealthydiet.
Oasis heralded after eight monthsThe Oasis Assessment Centre forhomeless people living in Gordon’sBay has been lauded by the City ofCape Town as a success – it’s helpedalmost 100 people in the eight monthsit has been open.Oasis boasts success stories that
have seen 2 people sent to rehab, 20people reintegrated with their fami-lies and communities, and 16 peoplegiven the opportunity to developskills to sustain themselves.
“ThesuccessoftheOasisHelderbergStreet People’s Assessment Centre isfurther evidence that the interven-tions made by the social developmentand early childhood development di-rectoratearepayingoff,” saidCouncil-lor Suzette Little, mayoral committeemember for social development andearly childhood development.The City currently has six assess-
mentcentresoperatingaroundthecity,and it is planning to open another four.
On the ground, Gertruida Hen-dricks, coordinator of the centre, saysit still faces many challenges.She says people living on the street
oftenmake a living frombegging, andare reluctant to move off the streets.This, she says, is encouraged by thosewho give money directly to the home-lessinsteadofdoingsothrougharepu-table organisation.For more information contact Hen-
dricks on 021 826 5473.
Seen at the official opening of the centre in May are (from left) Lionel Arnolds (Western Cape Department of Social Development), CliffordMartinus (Oasis coordinator), Councillor Beverly Cortje-Alcock (mayco member for social and early childhood development), Cornelia Finch(Cape Town Street People’s Programme coordinator), and Councillor Nomawethu Ndzulwanaat (ANC proportional representative).
NEWHOME: Thestaffat the newly relocat-ed Limited Editionstore in SomersetMall are (from left)Carlynne Coetzee,Agnesia Flaendorpand Wilmor Rulse-Solomons.
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Friends in needMacassar Primary School re-cently raised and donatedR6 000 to help one of their own.
The money will be used to helpcover the medical cost of CarlFlaandorp, who has Crohn’s dis-ease – an inflammatory bowel dis-ease resulting in swelling and dys-function of the intestinal tract.Carl (16), one of a set of twin
brothers, was diagnosed with thedisease earlier this year after un-dergoingaseriesof testsasaresultof stomach aches, weight loss, andpain in one of his knees that wasso bad it caused him to limp.HismomZelda, a receptionist at
Macassar Primary, says her son’sweight loss has been notable- henowwears trousers for a 9-10 year-old instead of the size 36 he previ-
ously wore. Zelda says Carl is onchronic medication, which makesit “easier for him to live with theillness”, but she adds that he stillhas setbacks.A pupil at Macassar Secondary
School, he would have completedgrade 11 this year, but due to hisillness he had to put his schoolingon hold. And despite it all, Zeldasays, her son is always positive.She says he sometimes lies awakeatnightdue to thepain, buthenev-er complains. “It is inspiring to seehow my child copes. I ask God togive us strength to carry on eachday.” Carl’s monthly medicationamounts to about R800, and Zeldasays the family has a medical ac-count of R14 000 still to be paid.If youare able tohelp the family,
pleasephoneZeldaon 083 868 4561.
Zelda Flaandorp receives a cheque of R6 000 from Macassar Primary School’shead boy, Reginald Abrahams, to help bear the cost of the medical treatmentrequired by her son Carl. School principal Mark Williams is seen at the back.
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Jong skaakspelertjies gekweekLeerlinge van die Sir Lowry’s PassPrimêre skool het onlangs leerskaak speel as deel van ’n ontwik-kelingsprogram van KindersorgSuid-Afrika.Die skaakkursus het verlede
Donderdag afgeskop met gemeen-skapsontwikkelingswerker AdeléZeelie wat die 40 leerlinge in basie-se skaaktegnieke afrig.Adeléverduideliksyhetdieklas-
se begin om dissipline aan die kin-ders te leer.“Diésport leerdiekindersomvir
lang tye te konsentreer,” sê sy.Skaakstelle vir die kursus is
deur Ida Serfontein, wat stelle aandie WP-skaakkomitee en verskeieskole verskaf, geskenk.Serfontein het ook ’n handlei-
ding geskenk om Adelé te help omdie kinders met die spel te help.
DanielleHaupt besluit wat die beste skuifsal wees.
Adelé Zeelie van Kindersorg Suid-Afrika leerLydiaKungu,AshlenSmit enCorrenHendrickswaar om skaakstukke op die bord te plaas.
Many hands make light workThe Strand communityjoined hands last weekto help spruce up thesports fields at StrandSecondary for a soccerandnetball tournamentheld by Sports AgainstCrime on Saturday.Residents and pupils
of Good News Crècheput hours of work intoclearing overgrowngrass from around thenetball courts andplaying fields.
Barend Hassiem and Vincent Daniels, president ofSports Against Crime, cleared grass off the netballcourts and repainted the lines.
The pupils of Good News Crèche turned their jobof clearing up grass into a game – and enjoyedplaying in it afterwards. PHOTOS: NICOLEMCCAIN
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Take atoy for arunHelderberg organisa-tion Stir Events iscollecting toys for atoy run to be held atthe Charles Morkelstadium on Saturday8 December.The organisation
appeals to the com-munity to donatetoys for the cause,and invites everyoneto join in the festivi-ties. The day’s pro-gramme will includea car show for car en-thusiasts (Germanyvs Japan), a flea mar-ket, a children’s playarea, and a fewcompetitions.Those who can
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Kung fu school’s new homeStrandresidentshad theopportunity to trytheir hand at tai chi whenMaster SulimanSampson threw open the doors of his kungfu and tai chi school.
The school offers classes in tai chi, medita-tion, Chinese kickboxing, weapon fighting,kung fu and self-defence.The school opened in Strand in April 2011,
and recently moved to its new premises at 24Michau Street.If you’d like to findoutmoreabout the school
and what it offers, contact Master SulimanSampson’s International Kung Fu and Tai ChiSchool on 082 391 8621.
Master Suliman Sampson has been teaching martialarts for 36 years. PHOTOS: NICOLE MCCAIN
Outside Master Suliman Sampson’s International Kung Fu and Tai Chi School are (from left) Chris Muller,Naziem Safodien and Suliman Sampson.
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Sport scores a win over crimeYoungstershitthefieldsforadayoffriendlycompetition when Sports Against CrimeSouthAfricaheld a soccer andnetball tour-namentaspartoftheirSafeSchoolsproject.
Despite heavy rains on Friday, the fields atStrand Secondary were in good condition forthe games, which happened on Saturday.In the soccer tournament, the team from
Grassy Park beat Royal Stars from Strand 3–1on penalty shootouts.Pupils of the Rusthof Primary netball team
took first place in their tournament.“We would like to thank our sponsors –
USave Shoprite for the trophies and medals,as well as Coca-Cola for the music truck andcold drinks for the participants and officials,”says Vincent Daniels, president of SportsAgainst Crime.
Throngs of pupils arrived to battle it out on the soccer fields. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
Grassy Park’s team claimed the soccer tournament.Netballers from far and wide headed to the schoolto stake their claim for the win.
Rusthof Primary’s netball team did their school proudby taking first place in the tournament.
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The first JAGCommunity Cross Country Leaguekicked off on Thursday with a race at the Ma-cassar sports grounds. Competitors fromMfu-leni, Macassar and Cloetesville took part, andwill continue to run against each other overthe four-week competition in the hopes ofmaking it into the final, which takes place on10 November at the NY 49 stadium in Gugu-lethu. The winning team last Thursday wasMufeleni Primary’s A-team, with a score of156 points. Local schools scores: OklahomaPrimary came third with 71 points, MarvinPark Primary fourth with 57 points, FirgrovePrimary fifth with 51 points, and MacassarPrimary sixth with 29 points. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
